Learning to follow Jesus in 21st Century Australia
Building a house doesn’t happen by accident. A huge amount of planning needs to go into constructing a house, or any sort of building, if it is to serve its purpose and provide a suitable dwelling for the people who will live there. From the footings to the frame, the building materials, colours, internal fittings... Continue Reading →
Here is a summary of my messages over the Easter weekend as we continue to listen for God’s grace in his Word… Maundy Thursday: ‘Meals of Grace’ (Exodus 12:1-4,11-14; 1 Corinthians 11:23-26) The Easter long weekend is a time when a lot of people spend time with family. For some, it might mean a camping... Continue Reading →
Over the last few weeks during the season of Lent, we have been listening to God’s Word for his grace to us in Jesus. We began on Transfiguration Sunday, the Sunday before Lent started, as we heard God’s voice from the cloud instruct Jesus’ followers, including us, to listen to Jesus (Matthew 17:1-9). On the... Continue Reading →
Australia was horrified last Sunday evening when news services reported a mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Sydney. Two men opened fire on members of the Jewish community as they observed the start of Hanukkah, a festival which celebrates the victory of light over darkness. The darkness of sin and evil spread over Bondi that... Continue Reading →
There are lots of things that we can “set”. For example, if we were making jelly, it will take time to set. It also takes time for concrete to set and become hard. We can set our clocks and watches to the correct time. We can also play a set of tennis or we can... Continue Reading →
When we meet people for the first time, usually the first thing we might learn about them is their name. After that, to get to know them better, we might ask about what they do, where they are from, or what football team they support. Since living in the Barossa Valley, I’ve learned that people... Continue Reading →
Some people have a gift for learning languages. They seem to have a natural ability to remember vocabulary, understand sentence structures, and talk with an accent which sounds like they have been speaking the language their whole lives. Others, however, can find learning a new language really difficult. It can be even harder when there... Continue Reading →
Over the season of Lent, groups of people from our parish explored what the gospel readings for the coming week can teach us about following Jesus in the way of Christ-like love. We did this by asking what each Bible reading teaches us about God’s love for us in Jesus, trusting God’s love for us,... Continue Reading →
It's very important for people living in our time and place to smell good. It’s probably more important that we don’t smell bad, some might even say it’s essential, but smelling good is still a pretty high priority for most people. To achieve this, there is a wide range of personal hygiene products, body sprays,... Continue Reading →
I'm preaching 3 different messages across 6 services over the Easter weekend. Instead of writing out a full manuscript for each message, here is a brief summary of what I offered the people of our faith community… Maundy Thursday ‘Handed On’ (1 Corinthians 11:23-26) There is a game children sometimes play where they sit in... Continue Reading →
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